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Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Circle Quilt Tutorial

Circle quilt tutorial

This
quilt top uses up a whole Layer Cake and Charm pack, no left overs!
Because we're using raw-edge machine applique for the circles this top
comes together quite quickly. Ideal for when you need a present fast.

Use
a cup, bowl or CD or something else that's round to mark circles on
your Charm Squares. Make sure it fits nicely within the charm square.

Cut your circles, I used my scissors to cut them out but you could use your rotary cutter if you feel brave enough!

Now
spend some time arranging your Layer Cake squares and circles. Pair
circles up with Layer Cake Squares untill you're satisfied with the look
of your quilt top. It helps if you've got some empty floor space {or
luxury~ a design wall} so you can see the whole design.

Fold
and finger press your LC squares as you did with your charm squares to
determine the center of the square. Place your circles on top making
sure they're centered.

You could of course skip the folding and finger pressing and eye-ball the postition of your circles on your squares.

Sew your circles on top of your Layer Cake squares using a zig-zag stitch.

Instead
of starting and ending your circles with a back stitch pull your
threads to the back and tie a knot. This will look much smarter on the
front of your quilt!

Now
with some of your lighter circles, especially if they're on top of
darker LC squares, the background fabric will be visible behind your
circle. You can choose to cut away the background fabric from behind
your circle. I didn't bother with this for my quilt.

You'll
have to square up all your blocks. The LC squares that you've left
uncut will be a tad {1/4''} larger than the half LC squares. Make sure
all your blocks are squared before sewing them all together.

Sew all your blocks together.

Press seams open.

And you've got yourself a quilt top!

Baste and quilt as desired.

My quilt measured roughly 53''x 62'' after quilting.

Enjoy your quilt!

If you decide to make this quilt please let me know, I would love to see your creations!!

Sew Out Loud QAL

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